The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-10


after pa ing his respects, bowed himself back
ward out of the room. and as he retreated
strewed rose leaves which he had crammed in
his trouser pockets on the floor. Mr.. Miller at
that time was member or the Rossetti Circle,
of which Whistler. Burne Jones and Swinburne
also members. At that time Miller ap-
peared in public in red flannel shirt and top
boots
THE Empress Eugene approves of the
marriage between Princess Letitia and Prince
Roland Bonaparte, and she will give the bride
handsome marriage portion and all her jewels.
''Plon-P lon," too, mods acquiesence in the mating
OF his daughter with the of the despised
Prince Pierre and the dress maker Cemence Ruff
hn But Humbert, of Italy, Is unaterably OPP
pose to it, because Prince Roland's income OF
$3.50. 900 year consists solely Of his dead wifes
share OF the profits of the Monte Carlo gam
bling-hel
In his article on 'Locksey Hall and the Ju-
bilee Mr. Gladstone referred to the ancient Gus
tom Of the government of opening private letters
at the postofice whenever it saw fit This bad
practice" he wrote, s'has died out It is pity
he did not add that he himself had been the last
Minister to indulge in the bad practice which
he did. in spite of Postmaster-general Fawcett's
earnest opposition, as lately as February, 1881.
He at that time opened and read all the letters
| that passed through the postotfce for and from
three of the chief Irish leaders in Parliament.
| SOME oneeonce asked John Jacob Astor about
| the largest sum of money he ever made at any
| one time in his life. He said in reply: ''The
largest sum l ever missed making was in refer
ence to the purchase of Louisiana in connection
| with Dewitt Clinton, Gouverneur Morris and
| others. We intended to purchase all of that
| province of the Emperor Napoean and then sell
it to President Jefferson at the same price, mere
| ly retaining the public domain, charging q per
| cent commission on the purchase 1t fell
| through. however, for some trifing cause or
| other. Had they succeeded Mr. Astor esti-
mated that he should have made about $780, 600,
| 0O0
| DIR. WINDTHoRsT, Prince Bismarck's chief foe
| in the Reichstag, is described as little man
very ugly to look at with eyes like frogs and
mouth reaching from to ear. He is opposed
to Bismarck ostensibly on patriotic but really on
personal grounds. his grievance being that in
| 1866 by the annexation of Hanover he was
eliminated from fat Office which he had in that
| kingdom He is the reverse of Bismarck in
| nearly all respects. Bismarck is big. Wind
thorst little; the former rough and overbearins.
| the later polished and suave the one sturdy
| Protestant, the other ardent Romanist: the
| Chancellor proud of his big, blachsmith-like
| hands, the opposition leader vain of his lily
white fingers, over which manicure spends an
| hour day. and finally Bismarck a deep drinkeI
| of good German beer and Windthorst a free
| tippler of choice brands of French champagne.
In a letter received by young lady at Wau
| kesha Wis, from Gen. +. E. Spinner, dated
| Pablo Beach, Fla, Jan. %, he says ''Since
last wrote you have suffered dreadfuly from
| inflammatory rheumatism and rheumatic fever
but am now able to walk my mile on this de
lightful beach without pain or fatigue. Yester
day, the 2lst, was the anniversary of my birth
day. l am now eighty five years old, and 1t il
my prayer that your life may be as long and al
happy a one mine has BEEN Please forgive
me this egotsm, and will agree never to inf1ic
my age my ailipgs on you again if live to b
a thousand years old In answer to your ques
tion How many wonders have heen added I
the ancient wonders of the worldf / will
say: The Suspension bridge. BarthOldis statu
of Liberty Enchtening the World, the Sue
canal, the electric light, the sewing machine
the railroads and the Democratic party, the lat
ter beating all others, for it has as many lives a
, g cat"
A VIENNA paper relates the following two ar
ecdotes of the artist Amerling: One day he me
girl of rare beauty, and boldly spoke to hel
She turned away without answering, wheraupo
he remarked, II am the painter Ameriine, an
would like to PAINT your portrait on account o
your beauty She gently declined the homo,
whereupon he remarked, 81 must paint you
even though I should have to marry you first
Four weeks later the beauty, whose mother wa
divorce followed. ':The saddest thing about he
was" he remarked, ''that she did not take tn
slightest interest in my art work believe sh
! has never looked at any of the pictures m
v walls" Amerlng was not fond of teaching hi
art but one day lady appeared with girl an
asked if he would not instruct her. He said nc
but added that if she wished to sit in q come
and watch aim working, she might do So Fo
a number of days the lady came with the Cir
and Amerng did not pay the slightest attentio
to them, till day he discovered by chanc
that the elderly lady was the Princess Christin
Of Saxony mother of King Carlo Alberto.